You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Upload a classroom photo

Ms. Ford's Classroom Edit display name

  • Weil Pre-Kindergarten - 5 School
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Ford a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Ms. Ford's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Ford a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Ms. Ford can use on her next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/8001152 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Upload a classroom photo
The focus for this project is set up a learning environment that is safe, welcoming, exciting, and motivating for my students. Many of my students returning to the classroom have not been in a school building in over a year due to Covid. Some of them left the school environment not really wanting to return. The first thing I want is for them to feel safe. Our building is not air conditioned. The air purifier will help aid in keeping the classroom air as clean as possible as we begin to get used to being back together again. The second use for the materials in this project is to expose them to engaging lessons and reading material they can relate to. The curriculum we use does not have characters that look like them. The activities suggested in the curriculum aren't always hands on. I want to decorate my classroom library with books that have characters that look like them to encourage them to want to read and be able to incorporate activities from Teachers Pay Teachers that are more hands-on and engaging. Finally, the prize box will set the tone for positive behavior. I want to motivate them to want to earn prizes for their great behavior.

About my class

The focus for this project is set up a learning environment that is safe, welcoming, exciting, and motivating for my students. Many of my students returning to the classroom have not been in a school building in over a year due to Covid. Some of them left the school environment not really wanting to return. The first thing I want is for them to feel safe. Our building is not air conditioned. The air purifier will help aid in keeping the classroom air as clean as possible as we begin to get used to being back together again. The second use for the materials in this project is to expose them to engaging lessons and reading material they can relate to. The curriculum we use does not have characters that look like them. The activities suggested in the curriculum aren't always hands on. I want to decorate my classroom library with books that have characters that look like them to encourage them to want to read and be able to incorporate activities from Teachers Pay Teachers that are more hands-on and engaging. Finally, the prize box will set the tone for positive behavior. I want to motivate them to want to earn prizes for their great behavior.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":8001152,"teacherId":8001152,"teacherName":"Ms. Ford","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-2_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21790716,"followAbout":"Ms. Ford's projects","teacherVerify":-1529512882,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Ford","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/8001152","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=8001152","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":5},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.